- plural of pang.
pangs
Example Sentences
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The mother of one brings her son food overnight to ease his hunger pangs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Even that comes though with pangs of guilt, wondering whether coming to terms with her childlessness, means she did not want it enough, or try hard enough.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
"We are suffering the pangs of growth because India knows how to handle poverty, not prosperity."
From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025
At holidays or graduations or milestone birthdays, we’d joke about phantom hunger pangs, gesturing to the empty spot where the foil tray should’ve been.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2025
For some reason, talking about the food we’ll buy at the BP eases the pangs.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
